These are dark times in our country between natural disasters and acts of hate. If ever there was a time for kindness, it’s now.

It’s love in action; whether it’s a smile at the grocery store cashier or donating blood to Red Cross. Kindness is doing what you can in a given moment – becoming the best version of yourself and making your corner of the world better. Choosing kindness in the face of darkness isn’t weak. It’s strong. It’s choosing love.

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Textbook extrovert. If there’s a stage, Jenny wants to be on it; whether it’s singing in church, doing stand-up comedy or acting. She has recently joined a cult called LuLaRoe. Her husband, David, is deeply concerned. Jenny and David, a pastor, are recently celebrating eighteen years of marriage. After years of infertility, they became adoptive parents of two year old twin boys in 2014. They’ve never been happier or more exhausted. Every day is an adventure. Jenny blogs at thefivestages.wordpress.com and has a regular feature in Tualatin Life newspaper called Everyday Heroes to celebrate those serving our community. She and her husband started a clothing line based on their story and you can check it out at bottlecapbadge.com. There’s nothing we can’t do with a little bit of love and a whole lot of caffeine.